Efforts to protect gorillas are often hampered by weak law enforcement, lack of rule of law, and civil unrest in many places where gorillas live. However, the biggest threat is most likely the …

Mar 3, 2021 · The western lowland gorilla faces threats from poaching and disease. Learn how WWF is safeguarding their future and habitats.

Gorillas that come into contact with humans can be vulnerable to human diseases, which gorillas sometimes experience in more severe forms. Mountain gorillas can even die from the common …

There were nearly 17,000 eastern lowland gorillas in the mid-1990s but scientists estimate that the population has declined by more than 50% since then. An accurate accounting of the …

While poaching of gorillas for food is uncommon, unselective hunting with snares (set to catch other wildlife, such as antelopes and bush pigs) often kills or injures them.

The hunting and killing of gorillas is illegal in Cameroon and Nigeria, but enforcement of wildlife laws is often lax. Following conservation efforts, hunting has declined to a low level, but any …

The critically endangered Sumatran orangutan faces hunting and habitat loss. Learn about WWF’s work to protect its future.

Of all great apes, western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees have the largest remaining populations. But their habitat is also home to natural resources facing huge local and global …

Male mountain gorillas, known as silverback gorillas because of the coloring of their coats when they mature, lead cohesive families, defending females and offspring from threats by charging …

Chimps share 98% of our DNA and use tools to survive. Learn how these intelligent, social animals thrive in the forests of Central Africa.